why muhammad ali is the greatest boxer of all time

[ICB]

couldnt fight on the inside , impact because of glamour division , and the war thing , best heavyweight probably , good as Robinson............ not even close for me .

Yes he could,he didnt do it often,because he had superior footwork and reach,why give it up if you dont have to?
That would be stupid,if you can hit at range,and the footwork to stay there,why not stay there if you can

He wasn't great inside fighter he done rope a dope alot but he wasn't a great inside fighter at all.

[Trainer Monkey]

couldnt fight on the inside , impact because of glamour division , and the war thing , best heavyweight probably , good as Robinson............ not even close for me .

Yes he could,he didnt do it often,because he had superior footwork and reach,why give it up if you dont have to?
That would be stupid,if you can hit at range,and the footwork to stay there,why not stay there if you can

He wasn't great inside fighter he done rope a dope alot but he wasn't a great inside fighter at all.

Again why be a "great inside fighter" if you dont have to?
Why give away two of your assets if you dont have to,he fought plenty inside,maybe not enough for your liking,but why do it if you dont have to?
I mean if not doing one aspect of the game often enough is part of your criterea for a great boxer,take Pepp off your list,for lack of power,and getting knocked out,something that never happened to Ali

[ICB]

couldnt fight on the inside , impact because of glamour division , and the war thing , best heavyweight probably , good as Robinson............ not even close for me .

Yes he could,he didnt do it often,because he had superior footwork and reach,why give it up if you dont have to?
That would be stupid,if you can hit at range,and the footwork to stay there,why not stay there if you can

He wasn't great inside fighter he done rope a dope alot but he wasn't a great inside fighter at all.

Again why be a "great inside fighter" if you dont have to?
Why give away two of your assets if you dont have to,he fought plenty inside,maybe not enough for your liking,but why do it if you dont have to?
I mean if not doing one aspect of the game often enough is part of your criterea for a great boxer,take Pepp off your list,for lack of power,and getting knocked out,something that never happened to Ali

I didn't say he had to fight inside all im saying is that he wasn't a great inside fighter and i know i have just got sc but i don't care i'll stand by what i said.

[AdamGB]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

[Trainer Monkey]

couldnt fight on the inside , impact because of glamour division , and the war thing , best heavyweight probably , good as Robinson............ not even close for me .

Yes he could,he didnt do it often,because he had superior footwork and reach,why give it up if you dont have to?
That would be stupid,if you can hit at range,and the footwork to stay there,why not stay there if you can

He wasn't great inside fighter he done rope a dope alot but he wasn't a great inside fighter at all.

Again why be a "great inside fighter" if you dont have to?
Why give away two of your assets if you dont have to,he fought plenty inside,maybe not enough for your liking,but why do it if you dont have to?
I mean if not doing one aspect of the game often enough is part of your criterea for a great boxer,take Pepp off your list,for lack of power,and getting knocked out,something that never happened to Ali

I didn't say he had to fight inside all im saying is that he wasn't a great inside fighter and i know i have just got sc but i don't care i'll stand by what i said.

Not by me you didnt
It takes something extra special to get me to drop one of those

[ICB]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

He just held his arms up and let people pound away at him thats not good inside fighting thats just hoping the other fighter wastes up enough energy so you can take him out later in the fight but if fighter took his time and didn't waste so much energy you would be in big trouble but holding your arms up letting people pound away at you is not good inside fighting and if any trainer see you doing it he would tell you your an idiot more than likely and make you change it in a hurry.

[Trainer Monkey]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

Ding ding ding
Rope a dope,wasnt just absorbing punishment,it was making sure those shots didnt score,and didnt hurt(though Im sure some days Ali's elbows ache from that fight ) and to do it against that brute while the whole time yelling "They told me you hit hard George" and "My grandmother hits harder then that George" is unreal

[ICB]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

Ding ding ding
Rope a dope,wasnt just absorbing punishment,it was making sure those shots didnt score,and didnt hurt(though Im sure some days Ali's elbows ache from that fight ) and to do it against that brute while the whole time yelling "They told me you hit hard George" and "My grandmother hits harder then that George" is unreal

They should of just hit him on the arms and elbows that would of stopped him doing the rope a dope.

[Trainer Monkey]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

He just held his arms up and let people pound away at him thats not good inside fighting thats just hoping the other fighter wastes up enough energy so you can take him out later in the fight but if fighter took his time and didn't waste so much energy you would be in big trouble but holding your arms up letting people pound away at you is not good inside fighting and if any trainer see you doing it he would tell you your an idiot more than likely and make you change it in a hurry.

Nope he could clinch as well,thats one fight,not the body of work,he didnt go an entire career without being knocked out by being as one dimmensional as youd like to think

[Trainer Monkey]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

Ding ding ding
Rope a dope,wasnt just absorbing punishment,it was making sure those shots didnt score,and didnt hurt(though Im sure some days Ali's elbows ache from that fight ) and to do it against that brute while the whole time yelling "They told me you hit hard George" and "My grandmother hits harder then that George" is unreal

They should of just hit him on the arms and elbows that would of stopped him doing the rope a dope.

Foreman did,it didnt work

[ICB]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

He just held his arms up and let people pound away at him thats not good inside fighting thats just hoping the other fighter wastes up enough energy so you can take him out later in the fight but if fighter took his time and didn't waste so much energy you would be in big trouble but holding your arms up letting people pound away at you is not good inside fighting and if any trainer see you doing it he would tell you your an idiot more than likely and make you change it in a hurry.

Nope he could clinch as well,thats one fight,not the body of work,he didnt go an entire career without being knocked out by being as one dimmensional as youd like to think

When did i say he was one dimensional ?? he never done it in his early career he done it later in his career and it was bad tactic and if boxer knew how to deal with it properely it wouldn't of worked but it was new then and people were confused by it fair play to Ali for making it work but its a bad tactic imo and no trainer would tell you to use it.

[AdamGB]

There must honestly be a lot that you don't see when you're watching a fight if you think he just held his arms up and absorbed punishment... a lot of stuff going on there.

Angles he's covering and options he's leaving the other guy with. I've done it and it's no where near just a case of holding your arms up. you've got to be aware of where you're open and where the other guy is etc... you can't completely cover yourself just by keeping your guard up... this isn't fight night!!! :P

It might not look as pretty as bobbing and weaving... but it's very technical.

[ICB]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

Ding ding ding
Rope a dope,wasnt just absorbing punishment,it was making sure those shots didnt score,and didnt hurt(though Im sure some days Ali's elbows ache from that fight ) and to do it against that brute while the whole time yelling "They told me you hit hard George" and "My grandmother hits harder then that George" is unreal

They should of just hit him on the arms and elbows that would of stopped him doing the rope a dope.

Foreman did,it didnt work

No he didn't maybe sometimes during the fight but he was just swinging wildy trying to get Ali out of there but he wasn't getting any power into his shots in later rounds because he was swinging wildy and Ali would lay on the loose ropes and it would take the damage away.

[Trainer Monkey]

There must honestly be a lot that you don't see when you're watching a fight if you think he just held his arms up and absorbed punishment... a lot of stuff going on there.

Angles he's covering and options he's leaving the other guy with. I've done it and it's no where near just a case of holding your arms up. you've got to be aware of where you're open and where the other guy is etc... you can't completely cover yourself just by keeping your guard up... this isn't fight night!!! :P

It might not look as pretty as bobbing and weaving... but it's very technical.

Or to put it another way,if thats ALL he was doing Foreman would have started clobbering him with uppercuts and big overhand crosses

[Trainer Monkey]

He wasn't a great inside fighter... but he was good at it... he stood in the pocket for 8 rounds against George Mo Fo'ing foreman and I'm guessing you've seen the Thrilla right? More to inside fighting than just punching... the few fighters strong or skilled enough to get on the inside against Ali couldn't get to him.

Ding ding ding
Rope a dope,wasnt just absorbing punishment,it was making sure those shots didnt score,and didnt hurt(though Im sure some days Ali's elbows ache from that fight ) and to do it against that brute while the whole time yelling "They told me you hit hard George" and "My grandmother hits harder then that George" is unreal

They should of just hit him on the arms and elbows that would of stopped him doing the rope a dope.

Foreman did,it didnt work

No he didn't maybe sometimes during the fight but he was just swinging wildy trying to get Ali out of there but he wasn't getting any power into his shots in later rounds because he was swinging wildy and Ali would lay on the loose ropes and it would take the damage away.

Id go back and watch that fight again if I were you
Whenever I show it to any of my fighters,I caveat it with "If you ever try that,Ill kill you,Ali can do that,you cant"
He pounded Alis arms like mad,almost none of those shots land clean